Family/Spouse: Sarah Sparrows Gott. Sarah was born on 19 Jan 1722 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland; died on 30 Oct 1799 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cassandra married Abram Cox on 30 Sep 1779 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Abram was born about 1749 in Baltimore County, Maryland; died on 18 Feb 1838 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family Data Collection - Individual Records about Willison Cox
Name: Willison Cox
Spouse: Susannah Mclaughlin
Parents: Abram Cox, Casandra Tipton
Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1784
Marriage Place: Washington, VA
Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1807
Death Place: Mercer Co, MO
Death Date: 24 Jul 1865

Arthur married Susannah M Laughlin on 17 Dec 1807 in Washington, Virginia. Susannah (daughter of James Laughlin and Mary Jane Dunkin) was born on 10 Jan 1787 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia; died on 29 Jul 1862 in Mercer County, Missouri ; was buried in South Lineville Cemetery, Lineville, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Also found at http://www.geni.com/people/Sarah-Cox/6000000004260746443
Birthdate: October 20, 1822
Birthplace: Rutherford Count, Tn.
Death: Died January 25, 1897 in Freemont County, Iowa

Family/Spouse: ? Moore. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hugh is a twin with Elizabeth Jane Cox.

Tombstone notes: COX Hugh Apr 6, 1820 - Apr 3, 1879, Husband of Sarah (Duree) Cox
Son of Willison & Susannah (Laughlin) Cox,
Born in Tennessee.

Family/Spouse: Sarah Ann Duree. Sarah (daughter of Peter W Duree and Rebecca Goodin) was born on 18 Nov 1820 in Hardin County, Kentucky; died on 13 Jan 1896; was buried in Duree/Pickett Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth is a twin with Hugh Porter Cox.

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1860 Census on file.

Tombstone reads "JWB Cox died Apr. 24 1899 aged 73y 4m 5d".

Also found notes stating John W B Cox was born in Kentucky.

He was licensed to preach in 1873 and ordained into the Baptist Church in 1875.

Obit:
Obituary
J.W.B. Cox was born December 19th, 1826, and departed this life April 24 at 6 o'clock, 1899, aged 73 years, 4 month and 6 days. He was born in the state of Tennessee, and at the age of 11 years moved to Jackson Co., MO with his father and mother and seven brothers and sisters, he being the seventh. James the oldes, Jarret T. Mary Ann, Hugh P., Elisabeth Jane, Sarah C., Margaret E. and J.W.B. Cox are the names of the family of Wilson and Susannah Cox and they have all passed away except Margaret, who is only waiting for her lord to call her home.
At the age of 17 J.W.B. Cox moved to Mercer Co., where he made his home until God called him away. He joined the Baptist Church in the year of 1871, was licensed to preach the gospel in 1873 and was ordained about 1875. He was married to Mary Jane Rockhold in the year of 1856. He has left his companion 4 boys and 3 girls and 15 grandchildren. Two of his children had gone on before to a better land, one in infancy and the other, Elizabeth J. Brown, who has preceeded him about 5 months, and died so happy in Jesus and having her friends stand around her bed and her **ther hold her Bible open so she could look on its sacred pages to the last. But how soon does a generation pass away? J.W.B. Cox was loved by all. He was a minister of the Gospel in word and deed. No one ever came to him for aid but what he would help them. He was a Good Samaritan to all, his house was open to receive the orphans and he was a father to them all. How sadly he will be missed by al and especially at home when they gather around the dear old family altar at night, oh, then, how he will be missed! Yet his works will follow him for how can we ever forget who have heard his kind exhortations and warnings and prayers.
His sufferings were very great during his illness of nine days but he shouted and praised God all day the day he took sick. He said from the first day of his sickness that he would not get well and he has gone to his erernal rest.
The funeral sermon was preached by J.R.Nordyke and J.D.Houston from Job 14:1 to a large concourse of people.
Weary toiler thy work all done And they soul into glory gone, Eternal life with its crown now won, God giveth the rest. Rest from all sorrows and watching and fears, Rest from all possible sighing and tears, Rest through God's endless wonderful years, At home with the blest.

Burt Cox worked at many trades. He was a good woodsman; handy with an axe, saw and other wood working tools. He was a brick maker and he and his boys made thousands of bricks which were used for buildings round about. He was also a carpenter, bricklayer and cabinet maker. However, that did not use up all of his time.
When he was 35 years old, he became very much interested in religion. He wanted to do more in God's work. He studied the "Good Book" diligently. He and Mary Jane had joined the Baptist Church about 1871. Burt became an ordained minister of the Baptist faith about 1873. He was a practicing Minister until his death. He was a minister of the "Hard-Shelled" Baptist Church. Since his Congregation were farmer folk who had rather small incomes, his material returns for his labors were small indeed. Rich, however, were the rewards of good will and friendship he reaped.
He ministered to the sick. If any man needed help to pay his rent or his interest in order to keep his home or if a poor man with only two horses lost a horse, Burt Cox went out to take up a collection to remedy the situation. You may bet your bottom dollar Burt Cox's contribution headed the list and was as large as he expected any other man to give.
Burt traveled all around the area on horseback to hold meetings and to minister to people. He was a big man and a hard working man.
As I said, he worked at many trades. These trades he taught his sons: timber work, farming, bricklaying and brick making. They became proficient in most of these trades.
John Willis Burton Cox died 24 April 1899 in Mercer Co., Missouri and is buried in the old Laughlin Cemetery.

John married Mary Jane Rockhold on 23 Oct 1856 in Mercer County, Missouri. Mary (daughter of Lloyd Rockhold, II and Jane Connor) was born on 26 May 1838 in Carroll, Carroll County, Missouri; died on 30 May 1925 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ? Cummings. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]